Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 2, 2022

Support derivative projects from the community pic.twitter.com/g4QnF6YZBp — Spice DAO (@the_spice_club) January 15, 2022. However, those familiar with copyright law, immediately began to point out flaws in the plan. However, for artists, rightsholders and those familiar with copyright, it was completely predictable.

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IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 27, 2022

The Constitution empowers Congress to enact federal copyright laws because the Founders recognized that the best way to advance the public interest is by enabling creators to pursue their own private interests. Of course, that doesn’t stop the detractors from throwing as many monkey wrenches as they can.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2021

Welcome to the fourth and final trimester of 2021 round up of EU copyright law! In this series, we update readers every three months on developments in EU copyright law. The consultation closes on 7 January 2022. The rapporteur is very well-known to all copyright enthusiasts – Mr Axel Voss.

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The IPKat

APRIL 3, 2023

The IPKat has received and is pleased to host a guest contribution by Desmond Oriakhogba on the new Copyright Act 2022 signed into law by Nigeria's President. The reform process is now complete with the recent assent to the Bill, as the Copyright Act 2022, by the Nigerian President.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 13, 2022

CALL FOR PAPERS : Symposium on the Right to Research in International Copyright Law. American University International Law Review (AUILR). April 21-22, 2022. We are tentatively planning to have this meeting in-person at American University Washington College of Law, in Washington D.C.,

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The IP Law Blog

MAY 5, 2022

When standard approaches failed, a business professor recently turned to copyright law, hoping for a solution. Berkovitz administered a midterm exam and a final exam, which comprised copyrighted material. He further alleged that Defendants knew or should have known that their acts constituted copyright infringement.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 13, 2022

This Africa IP Highlights 2022 is the result of collaboration between myself and Doreen Adoma Agyei and Clarisse Mideva. We begin with developments in the copyright field. In February , Kenya’s parliament passed the Copyright Amendment Bill 2021. Interested readers can find the Africa IP Highlights 2021, here.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 3, 2023

2022 WL 16555584 (S.D.N.Y. 31, 2022): When an individual’s decision to disseminate an Instagram post is the “very thing the article [is] reporting on,” the use of the Instagram post and its copyrighted material in the reporting has been deemed sufficiently transformative to support a fair use defense. Wallster, Inc.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 5, 2022

On January 1, 2022, works that were first published in the year 1926 lapsed into the public domain. Winnie-the-Pooh is likely the most culturally relevant character to enter the public domain since 2019, when works started entering the public domain again in the United States due to the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 5, 2023

The Concept Art Association says that some of the money will go to the Copyright Alliance, which already lobbies the government on behalf of its own members. Some recently expressed concerns that AI-generated works collide with copyright law. MPA Lobbying – From Copyright to Z.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The lawsuit accuses AT&T of contributory copyright infringement for its failure to act against piracy on its network. 2: Taiwanese Ultramarathon Runner Indicted in Copyright Troll Case. 3: MPLC Joins the Copyright Society. The lawsuit follows a similar pattern to cases against other ISPs, most notably Cox Communications.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 31, 2022

On the brink of the new year, we look back at 2022 by reviewing the thirteen most-read news items of the last 12 months. Adblocking Does Not Constitute Copyright Infringement. In January, Axel Springer lost its copyright infringement lawsuit against Eyeo GmbH, the company behind Adblock Plus. Genshin Impact Leaker Ubatcha.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 3, 2022

2: SoundExchange Royalties Dispute with Music Choice to be Referred to Copyright Royalty Board. However, the court disagreed, saying that the Copyright Royalty Board has primary jurisdiction over these issues, and it has oversight in this matter. They are free of copyright. Milne’s book Winnie the Pooh.

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IP Watchdog

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

You may have heard that on January 1, 2022, Winnie-the-Pooh and the other characters from the Hundred Acre Wood are now in the public domain. But did you know that not all of Christopher Robin’s friends are treated the same in the eyes of copyright law? The characters have multiple authors, including A.A.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The growth of artificial intelligence (“AI”) and generative AI is moving copyright law into unprecedented territory. While US copyright law continues to develop around AI, one boundary has been set: the bedrock requirement of copyright is human authorship. But unanswered questions abound. Perlmutter, et.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 11, 2022

Apparently the “de minimis” defense to copyright infringement doesn’t exist at all in the 9th Circuit. March 21, 2022). Apple also seeks summary judgment on whether it can be held liable for copyright infringement for “making available”—as opposed to actually selling—the compositions. Tumblr, Inc.,

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 17, 2024

Acuff-Rose sued members of hip hop group 2 Live Crew, claiming that their track “Pretty Woman” infringed the label’s copyright in the Roy Orbison song, “Oh, Pretty Woman.” When he copied and then rebroadcast the news report, that was copyright infringement. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 29, 2024

In layman’s terms, by meddling with the appearance of the publisher’s website in users’ browsers, AdBlock Plus breached Axel Springer’s rights under copyright law. 2 of the Copyright Act. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more. What Would a Win Look Like?

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Historical lookback The amendment to the existing copyright law act of 1957 was carried out owing to the sensitization of issue of copyright management and revenue sharing structure that is fair and reasonable to all owners and writers of filmed and recorded works. [i]

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Patently-O

AUGUST 30, 2022

Google focuses on an important issue of copyright preemption. Contract not Copyright: Genius does not hold the copyright to the lyrics and so has no copyright infringement claim. Rub, Copyright Survives: Rethinking the Copyright-Contract Conflict , 103 Va. by Dennis Crouch. Genius sued. 4th — (2d Cir.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 4, 2022

This case involves copyright protection for fireworks systems–a relevant topic for July 4th! Pyrotechnics registered a copyright in its protocol and sued FireTek for copyright infringement. ” Pyrotechnics’ copyright registration then starts to fall apart. .” Oracle litigation.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 4, 2023

Under copyright law, platforms can limit liability for the actions of their users provided they respond to DMCA takedown notices in a timely fashion and suspend or terminate users who repeatedly infringe copyright. On December 30, 2022, celebrity photo agency Backgrid filed a lawsuit against Twitter at the U.S.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Emojis are an excellent device for trolling campaigns because they inevitably look alike and copyright law provides many powerful tools to copyright owners. Cub Club’s emoji are therefore “entitled to only thin copyright protection against virtually identical copying.” in varying skin tones. Apple, Inc.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 2, 2025

ABSTRACT Technology advancements are linked to copyright, which gives authors of original works of literature, music, drama, or art, as well as audio recordings and cinematic films, a legal claim over their creations. Every day, there are several ways that someone’s copyright is violated on social networking sites.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

As I wrote previously : lawsuits against IAPs are problematic for many reasons, including the failure of 512(a), the danger of assuming that notices of claimed infringements (NOCIs) actually reflect infringing behavior, and the mismatch between the wrongdoing of alleged copyright infringement and the remedy of terminating Internet access.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JULY 7, 2022

Welcome to the second trimester of the 2022 round up of EU copyright law! In this series, we update readers every three months on developments in EU copyright law. This is perhaps one of the most awaited judgemnts in the history of EU copyright law. Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 2, 2022

Can tattoos infringe copyrights, and if yes, what remedies are appropriate? This is a venerable question–I remember evaluating it as a possible law review note topic 30+ years ago. ” As for whether the tattoo is substantially similar to the copyrighted elements of the photo, the court sends the issue to the jury.

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Barry Sookman

MAY 4, 2023

I was very pleased to give a presentation to ALAI Canada on developments in Canadian copyright law (from May 2022-May 2023). Last year’s Annual Copyright Review can be accessed here. McCuaig, 2022 FC 1747 Whitehall Entertainment Incorporated v. 2022 BCPC 184 Fox Restaurant Concepts LLC v.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 22, 2023

Thank you to readers who voted for the IPKat book of the year awards 2022! Here are the nominees and winners: Best Patent Law Book The nominations were: Intellectual Property Protection for Plant Related Innovation: Fit for Future? Votes for books that were nominated in the wrong category (e.g.

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The IP Law Blog

MARCH 10, 2022

The United States Copyright Office has refused to register a copyright for a work of art created by a machine. The work was created by a machine called “Creativity Machine” and was submitted for copyright registration in 2018 by Steven Thaler. Copyright Office Practices , §602.4(c)

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 26, 2021

Before mid-2022, the Copyright Office will deploy a new adjudicatory function called the Copyright Claims Board (CCB). The CCB will be dominated by claims over alleged online infringement, so it’s a major development for online copyright law. TL;DR: I’m not a fan.]. Overview of the CCB. 505; Kirtsaeng v.

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IPilogue

AUGUST 26, 2022

Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. If you have ever incorporated music into your Instagram or Facebook videos, you may have committed copyright infringement. On July 20 th , 2022, Meta Platforms Inc. In the past, content creators have had issues incorporating music into their posts due to copyright holder policies.

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IPilogue

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Sally Yoon is an IPilogue Writer, IP Innovation Clinic Fellow, and a 3L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. According to Copyright Lately , tensions are rising in the Livingston family as to who earns the royalties from the Academy Award-winning composer, Jay Livingston’s hit songs. The Deal with Copyright Termination.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 23, 2023

Copyrights safeguard the artists’ rights in the inventive and imaginative content that abounds in digital media. Image Sources : Gettyimages] One of the important issues in online is copyrights. One such area where copyright violations are common is the internet. These advantages can be made profitable for the owner.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Introduction AI-generated art is booming, and the Indian Copyright Office is baffled. Under the Indian Copyright Act , such works are classified as “computer generated works”. Copyright law grants authorship to the “person who causes the work to be created” for such works. The basis for registration is not specified.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 27, 2024

In addition, the site successfully fought off copyright holders in court. In addition, it stressed that users were required to tick a box, indicating that submitted streams were not infringing any copyrights. Are Live-Streams Copyrighted? In addition, the court confirmed that Rojadirecta infringed these copyrights.

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IPilogue

MARCH 8, 2022

David Vaver (7 March 2022). A Dove Has Spread Her Wings and Asks for Peace: Ukrainian Cultural Heritage at Risk by Claire Wortsman (4 March 2022). Centering Artists’ Voices Within IP Discourse by Emily Chow (1 March 2022). Women Receive Just 2% From a Big VC Funding Year by Meena Alnajar (15 February 2022). “I

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